He was always very open to critique and eager to improve himself. It became quite clear he was really good with melodies and coming up with these little packages of emotions regarding his music. Prior to his death, the star retired from touring in , after having spent years pushing himself through a grueling workload and suffering from ongoing health problems , including acute pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas that doctors attributed to heavy drinking.
But say you have an anxiety for snakes or are scared of heights and every single night you need to jump off a building, or every single night you need to face a room with snakes.
Avicii previously admitted to GQ that he drank as a way to cope with his anxiety. He happened to make the right music and meet the right people. He was thrust out of his bedroom and into this unknown world For someone that young, without the right protection and without the right guidance, it can be extremely difficult to navigate.
Bergling would perform several times a week, sometimes in two different cities on the same night. Shortly after the completion of his first world tour in , he started complaining about the pace of his schedule and agreed with Pournouri that no engagement requiring his presence would be confirmed without his written consent.
He was also ambitious, stubborn and unaware of how much his body could take. Then, in January , as a searing abdominal pain took hold, Bergling found himself in a New York hospital for eleven days — the onset of acute pancreatitis caused by alcohol abuse. It was perhaps to be expected: Bergling made no secret of his excessive drinking.
Touring and performing in front of thousands did not come naturally for a young, shy introvert who was happiest making music in the comfort of his own studio. And so alcohol became a dependable crutch upon which he could rely to quieten the growing anxieties that came with this lifestyle. His debility required that he cut back on his drinking, but his relentless schedule continued. In alone he chalked up more than shows. He performed more than times in and around times in total, the bulk of which came between and These are frightening numbers — but this was his normality for more than five years, during which he travelled the globe, crossing continents and time zones, often without knowing for whom or where he was due to play.
It was not sustainable. Bergling was hospitalised again in March , this time in Australia. Doctors advised him to undergo gallbladder removal surgery, but he opted to continue working in the studio.
His acute pancreatitis had required that he quit alcohol altogether, but he was becoming reliant on painkillers. That summer he toured Europe, once visiting nine different countries in ten days, and his anxieties flared up. But booking confirmations continued to flood in. Returning to Los Angeles in August, Bergling was trying to wean himself off the painkillers.
A physical dependency had become mental, too, as he sought out ways to deal with the pressures of touring. He was performing again in less than two weeks — in a blur and anxious.
This is not addictive. He was only Back on tour, Bergling found himself consumed by addiction. And yet he was allowed, even encouraged by some, to continue touring. He tried Suboxone, an opioid-dependence treatment, only to become dependent on that too. Desperate for help, he flew to Stockholm for a month with his family, but it was not enough.
Yet nothing changed. Pournouri and his team continued to book gigs for Bergling. He began drinking again and embarked on Stories, a six-month world tour that saw him play 35 dates around the globe. In March , Bergling took to his website to announce his retirement from touring. It was a necessary step, but one that many felt needed to have come earlier. By all accounts, the benefits of this decision were profound.
He travelled the world and spent time making music. Photographs showed him looking lean and in good shape. He appeared to be well on the road to a full recovery. Bergling revealed that he was just settling into a new relationship, working on a new album and indicated that he would be open to playing a few shows. He was a self-confessed introvert who did not feel comfortable in the club or festival environment, let alone performing. He was a young, impressionable boy when he was launched into a world that tests even the most thick-skinned of adults and had little time to adapt.
Tim had no time to recalibrate. He was surrounded by people whose judgement was polluted by their own financial gains. Managers, business managers, agents, attorneys: they are all focused on working you because that is how they make a living.
On top of that, I had to pay for all my overheads, so my profit was a fraction of his profit. Pournouri was also young and learning; he discovered Bergling aged just 26 while balancing law school with club promotion. I am left cold by the idea. The most generous explanation for this national fascination is that it allows us to confront the physical impact of our single-use, plastic-is-fantastic society.
But my sense is that it is more about voyeurism and our childish glee in being revolted — the same impulse that, when we smell something bad, leads us to urge others to smell it, too. To reiterate: no thanks. This article is more than 3 years old. Elle Hunt. Avicii on stage in Gothenburg, Sweden, in Kanye West: making Twitter great again. Topics Avicii Opinion Kanye West comment.
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